Heating-stove



UNITED STATES PATENT oFpFlcE.

FINUS MURPHY, OF RIDGELY, TENNESSEE.

HEATING-Move.

T 0 @ZZ u 7mm 'it may concern-f Beit Vknown that I, FINUs-E. MURPHY, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Ridgely, in the county of Lake and State of Tennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Heating- Stoves, of'which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inKV heating stoves, and vparticularly to that type adapted for the burning of fuel in the absence of a grate structure, the fuel being supported d1- rectly upon the bottom wall of the fire boX with upper and lower draft devices carrled thereby to facilitate combustion.

A further obj ect of the invention is to provide a heating stove of the grateless type that is reversible, z'. e., a heating stove that may be inverted with the supporting legs attached to either end for supporting the fuel as will be understood.

With the above and other objects in view,

the present invention consists in the novel form, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown 1n the accompanying drawings and in whichY like reference characters indicate similar parts throughout the several views.

In the drawing,

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of a stove constructed in accordance with the present invention,

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the same, partly in section to show the smoke outlet pipe and with the same reversely positioned by dotted lines,

Fig. 3 is a top plan view, partially in section Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view showing the connection between the supporting leg and the stove body, and

Fig. 5 is an enlargedzfragmentary detail view of one corner of the stove showing the mounting bracket for the supporting leg.

The present invention has for its primary object to provide a reversible stove, z'. e., a stove that may be inverted so that either the upper or lower end of the same may constitutethe bottom wall of the re boX for supporting the fuel therein. The stove is of the grateless type and is capable of burning either coal or wood. In stoves of this type where the fuel is directly supported upon the bottom wall thereof, said wall is liable to damage as by burning and should the lower Application `1ed .Tune 7, 1920." Serial No:` 387,064.

Specification of Letters `Jiavtent. y. Patented Oct, 12 1920.

end become burnt, orotherwiser damaged,

the stovemay be inverted andthe top wall employed as thev bottom or fuel supporting vplate of the stove. The supporting feet of the stove are detachable and, are adapted to bel mounted upon either end thereof while draft dampers are arranged adjacent the u pper and flower ends to vfacilitate combustion.`

Referring more' in detail to the accompanying drawing, therefis illustrated la 'stove of the grateless type embodying a front Wall l, a rear wall 2, side walls 3 and upper and 7 to be secured by fastening devices 8 to the' corners of the upper and lower stove walls. As shown more clearly in Figs. 3 and 5, the side walls 6 of the arched portions 6 converge toward the center of the carrying walls to form a tapering recess.V The supporting legs 9 have the upper rectangular ends thereof covered with heat insulating material 10, such as asbestos with the covered ends thereof received in the arched portions 6 of they brackets and substantially frictionally engaging the side walls 6, while retaining screw 1l passes through the arched portion 6 for engagement with the leg 9 to retain the same in position in the bracket.

The front wall 1 of the stove is provided with a door12 hinged thereto as at 13 while a double latch 14 is freely pivoted upon the swinging side of the door for engagement with the keeper 15 carried by the front wall. A damper 16 is arranged adjacent top and bottom of the stove at points above and below the door 12 as shown in Fig. 1 to provide a draft for the fuel within the stove.

The smoke outlet pipe 17 shown in Figs. 2 and 3 embodies an elbow section that is rotatably mounted asat 18 in an opening provided in the rear wall 2 of the stove so that the elbow may be rotated to project the outlet end thereof in the desired direction, according to the position of the stove.

From the above detailed description of the invention, it is believed that the construction and operation thereof will at once be apparent, it being noted that the stove is of Vthe reversible type sothatl either the upper" or lower ends-1 or 5 may be presented for supporting the fuel, should either end-be burned in use. It is obvious that it is n ot the intention to Wait until an end of 'the Q/Ina stove of the class described, a re-V stove is burnt entirely through buty as soo'n as thel stovev end gets sov thin that there'isy danger of its breaking through thej stove is*A reversed.

tion are contemplated Without departing from the spirit of the invention herein` dis- What is claimed las' new is:

A1. A reversiblevstovebody having means at the` top and bottom to receive supporting legs, said body'having a door opening at one side thereof and a smoke pipe opening at the opposite side thereof, said body further having al damper,opening adjacent the `top h /Iinor changesin the details of construcf and bottom, dempers controlling thedamper i openings, a door for the door opening, and

a 'smoke pipefconnec'ted With the smoke pipe opening.

versible stove body having means at top and bottomto` receive supporting legs,said body having a door opening located centrally of one side, and vdamper Y. openings spaced equally from the door opening toward the top and bottom ofthe body-,said bodyfur- [ther having a smoke pipe opening oppositeA the dooropemng, a door-hinged at one side of vthedoor opening,.a reversible gravity latch for said door,vdampers controlling said damper openings, and a smoke pipe elbow having swiveled connection With the body atithe smoke pipe opening.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

rINUsH MURBHY. 

